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Chapter 3-Energy Transformation and Metabolism Flashcards

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Movement of ATP from one compound to another so that it can be used.

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Energy transfer

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Principles that govern energy exchange, including heat exchange and the performance of work.

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Laws of thermodynamics

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Liver cell

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Hepatocyte

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Muscle cell

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Myocyte

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Fat cell

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Adipocyte

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Composed of ATP and phosphocreatine, this system replenishes oxygen rapidly without the use of oxygen.

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ATP/PCr system

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Isoenzyme found in muscle and brain tissue that catalyzes the formation of ATP; higher after tissue injury.

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Creatine Kinase

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Nitrogenous substance, derived from arginine, glycine and methionine, found in muscle tissue.

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Creatine

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Compound of creatine (Cr) and phosphoric acid (P) found in muscle.

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Phosphocreatine (PCR)

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Process of breaking down glucose for energy; can be fast or slow

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Glycolytic system

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Salt of pyruvic acid; the end product of glycolysis

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Pyruvate

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Reduced form of NAD; used to transfer electrons

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NADH

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The cation of acids; consists of a hydrogen atom whose electron has been transferred t the anion of the acid.

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Hydrogen ion

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Co-enzyme of dehydrogenases; plays a role in intermediary metabolism as an oxidizing agent or reducing agent for metabolites.

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NAD+

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An organic byproduct of anaerobic metabolism derived from pyruvic acid; can be used as an energy source for cells.

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Lactic acid

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The phosphorylation of ATP coupled to the electron transport system

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Oxidative phosphorylation

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An acidic environment created when the pH level of muscle cells falls below 7

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Muscle acidity

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A major metabolic pathway that involves a series of enzymatic reactions that convert pyruvic acid from food to acetyl-CoA for energy

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Krebs cycle

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Set of compounds that transfers electrons to a donor that creates energy

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Electron transport chain

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Co-enzyme that plays a role in intermediary metabolism; can enter the Krebs cycle to produce energy and be used for fatty acids synthesis.

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Acetyl-CoA

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Breakdown of fatty acids that takes place in the mitochondria and peroxisomes

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Beta oxidation

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Riboflavin-derived hydrogen acceptor in the Krebs cycle

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FAD+

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The reduced form of FAD+

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FADH2

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Protein found in mitochondria (inner membrane) that transports electrons

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Cytochrome

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PArticle with a positive charge, usually regraded as a hydrogen ion; when the proton gradient shifts int eh electron transport chain, energy conversion occurs.

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Proton

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Synthesis of glycogen

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Glycogenesis

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Phosphorylated form of glucose that won’t diffuse out of a cell

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Glucose 6-Phosphate

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Enzyme necessary for the conversion of excess glucose into stored glycogen.

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Glycogen synthase

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Hormone and neurotransmitter; also know as adrenaline

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Epinephrine

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Hormone and neurotransmitter; also known as noradrenaline

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Norepinephrine

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Enzyme necessary for glycogenolysis; breaks glycogen into glucose units

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Glycogen phosphorylase

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Breakdown of stored glycogen to glucose

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Glycogenolysis

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Hormone secreted by the pancreas to increase blood glucose levels.

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Endocrine cells of the pancreas that secrete glucagon

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Central part of the adrenal gland that secretes epinephrine, Norepinephrine and dopamine

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Adrenal medulla

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Series of reactions in the cytosol that converts glucose into pyruvic acid and ultimately ATP

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Glycolysis

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The point at which lactic acid begins to accumulate in the bloodstream

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Anaerobic threshold

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Intermediate that couples with acetyl-CoA to form citrate

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Oxaloacetate

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A higher capacity to oxidize fat

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Fat adaptation

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Liquid component of blood that suspends blood cells; contains water, glucose, proteins ad hormones

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Conversion of non-carbohydrate compounds (i.e., amino acids, pyruvate, glycerol) to glucose.

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Gluconeogenesis

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Use of lactate produced in the muscles by the liver for the production of glucose.

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Cori cycle

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fat tissue

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Adipose tissue

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Breakdown of triglycerides into fatty acids and glycerol

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Enzyme of the cytosol that frees fatty acids and glycerol

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Hormone sensitive lipase

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Using lipids as a fuel source

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Lipid mobilization

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Anabolic hormone that causes growth and cel reproduction; also known as somatotropin

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Growth hormone

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With oxygen present

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Without oxygen present

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A glycerol with one fatty acid chain

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Monoglyceride

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A glycerol with two fatty acid chains

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Diglyceride

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System of enzymes involved int eh synthesis of fatty acids

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Fatty acid synthase system

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Addition of carbons on a fatty acid chain

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Elongation

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A fatty acid with no double bonds in the chain

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Saturated fatty acid

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Removal of hydrogen atoms to form a double bond

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Desaturation

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A single double bond in the fatty acid chain

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Monounsaturated fatty acid

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Particles used in lipid transport; assembled in the liver by cholesterol ad apolipoproteins, converted to LDL.

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Very low density lipoprotein particles (VLDL)

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Enzyme involved with the synthesis of fat

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Lipogenic enzyme

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Unsaturated omega-3 fatty acid

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Alpha linolenic acid (ALA)

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Family of unsaturated fatty acids characterized by a carbon-carbon double bond three spaces in from the methyl end

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Unsaturated omega-6 fatty acid considered essential to the human diet

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Linoleic acid

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Family of unsaturated fatty acids characterized by a carbon-carbon double bond six spaces in from the methyl end

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A fatty acid with multiple double bonds in the chain

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Polyunsaturated fatty acid

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A lipoprotein that transports cholesterol and triglyceride from the small intestines to tissues of the body

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Chylomicron

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A class of proteins with hydrophobic core of triglycerides or cholesterol surrounded by hydrophilic phospholipids, apolipoproteins and cholesterol

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Lipoprotein

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Lipid/sterol contained in the body’s cells and fluids that acts as a precursor to hormones and bodily structures

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Cholesterol

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Pharmaceutical agents that decrease cholesterol production within the body via down regulation of HMG-CoA redutase

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Statin drugs

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Lipid binding protein that is part of a lipoprotein

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Apolipoprotein

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A lipoprotein that transports triglyceride and cholesterol from the liver to body tissues

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LDL cholesterol

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A lipoprotein that transports fatty acids and cholesterol from the body tissues to the liver

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HDL cholesterol

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An enzyme that is used to convert cholesterol to a transportable form for lipoproteins

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Lecithin-cholesterol acyltransferase (LCAT)

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Development of plaque in the lumen (interior space) of blood vessels

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Atherosclerosis

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